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Pakistan captain Babar Azam and opener Abdullah Shafique have been rewarded with career-high Test rankings following last week’s superlative performances in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka. Pakistan achieved their second highest run-chase when they scored 344 for six with Babar contributing 119 and 55, while Abdullah scoring 13…

Sri Lanka gained a virtually unassailable position in the second Test, as Dhananjaya de Silva hit a ninth Test century, and Dimuth Karunaratne and Ramesh Mendis joined him in substantial partnerships. But they were only able to take one Pakistan wicket before bad light set in, and 26 overs were lost to…

Streamlining pathways cricket and creating more playing opportunities for talented cricketers was the cornerstone of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s 2022-23 men’s domestic cricket season, which was revealed today.The seniors cricket will commence with the 33-match two-leg National T20, which will be held in Rawalpindi and Multan from 30 August to…

Tobi Amusan broke the 100m hurdles world record with a stunning semi-final time of 12.12 seconds – before taking gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The Nigerian, 25, ran even faster in the final – but her 12.06 was ruled ineligible by an illegal tailwind. The previous…

When Gustav McKeon took a single off medium-pacer Ashwin Vinod to get to a 58-ball century in Vantaa on Monday, he entered the record books as the youngest man to score a T20I century. McKeon, the teenaged France opening batter, got to the milestone in a 2024 T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional…

Pakistan removed Sri Lanka’s top five in a little over a session, but had given up so much ground in the first innings that they remain in a desperate situation. They are 323 runs back at the end of day three, with five Sri Lanka wickets still remaining. On a…

Sri Lanka made huge strides towards taking control of the Test on the second day, despite having lost their last four wickets for 63 runs in the morning. Asitha Fernando made the crucial breakthrough, removing form batter Abullah Shafique with the second ball of the innings, before the spinners went…

England 800m runner Max Burgin has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games after developing a deep vein thrombosis in his right calf. The 20-year-old, the fastest man in the world this year over 800m, pulled out of last week’s World Championships with the problem. The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham begin on Thursday. “It’s…

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis added a new world record to his pole vault world title, clearing 6.21m in a virtuoso performance in Oregon. The 22-year-old Olympic champion had gold secured with a first-time clearance of 6m. None of his rivals managed higher than 5.94m. Duplantis then beat his own world record…

Pakistani Elite athlete Arshad Nadeem secured 5th position with a throw of 86.16 meters in the Javelin throw competition at the World Athletics Championships being held in Eugene, USA. This achievement is a historical milestone as no Pakistani athlete has ever qualified or secured a place in the finals of…

Twelve sides of six Cricket Associations will be again in action when they lock horns in the National U19 Championship (three-day event) in Karachi from 25 July to 23 August. The 12 sides have earlier featured in the National U19 Cup (one-day tournament) that was won by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites beating Central…

Novak Djokovic will be joining Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray to play for Team Europe in the Laver Cup. The event, which pits six European players against six from Team World over three days, will take place in London between 23 and 25 September. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz,…

Sri Lanka 1st Innings BatterHow OutBowlerRunsBalls4s6sMinsSRO Fernandoc Rizwanb Nawaz50704310571.43D Karunaratnec Naseemb Yasir40903014344.44Kusal Mendisrun out (Salman) 310001330.00Mathewsc Rizwanb Nauman421065014739.62Chandimalc Alamb Nawaz801379218558.39D de Silva b Naseem3361319554.10Dickwellanot out 4243515897.67Wellalagenot out 69102566.67Extras10nb 0w 4b 5lb19 Total(86.0 overs)315-for6wickets   BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconHassan12.034503.75Naseem12.033412.83Nauman21.026413.05Salman6.002504.17Nawaz17.027124.18Yasir18.016713.72 Fall of WicketBatter92-1 (20.3 overs)O Fernando96-2 (23.2 overs)Kusal Mendis120-3 (29.6 overs)D Karunaratne195-4 (59.1 overs)Mathews258-5 (74.1 overs)Chandimal290-6 (81.2 overs)D de Silva Sri Lanka Dimuth Karunaratne(c)Oshada FernandoKusal MendisAngelo MathewsDinesh ChandimalDhananjaya de SilvaNiroshan Dickwella(wk)Ramesh MendisPrabath JayasuriyaDunith WellalageAsitha Fernando Pakistan Imam ul-HaqAbdullah ShafiqueBabar…

The openers put on 92 together, Dinesh Chandimal made 80, and Niroshan Dickwella went to stumps on 42 not out, as Sri Lanka strode to 315 for 6 for the day. On a flat Galle surface that will take some days to properly wear, this was neither a commanding total, nor a modest one.…

England are through to the semi-finals of the European Women’s Championship after coming from behind in dramatic fashion to beat pre-tournament favourites Spain in extra time. Georgia Stanway sent the Amex Stadium into delirium when she thumped in the winner after Sarina Wiegman’s side had trailed up until the 84th…

Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the US Open after organisers said they would “respect” American government rules over travel for unvaccinated players. The US requires non-citizens to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter. Djokovic is not vaccinated and missed the Australian Open earlier this year for that reason. The 35-year-old…

Michael Bracewell took a hat-trick as New Zealand hammered Ireland by 88 runs in the second of three Twenty20 internationals in Belfast. The tourists saw Dane Cleaver hit an unbeaten 78, with Finn Allen making 35 in their total of 179-4. Mark Adair and Craig Young took two wickets each…

Britain’s Jake Wightman produced a stunning run to take 1500m gold at the World Championships in Oregon. The 28-year-old produced a brilliant final burst to pass Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and clinch the title in three minutes 29.23. Wightman looked stunned as he crossed the line in a world-leading time.…

The Netherlands will be without forward Lieke Martens for the rest of Euro 2022 because of a foot injury.Martens, who scored three times and was named player of the tournament as the Dutch won Euro 2017, was injured in the 4-1 win over Switzerland on Sunday. Dutch boss Mark Parsons said: “This…

Ben Stokes’ final one-day international ended in another England defeat as South Africa won a sweltering series opener in Chester-le-Street by 62 runs. The world champions, beaten 2-1 by India last week, were first worn down in the oppressive heat by Rassie van der Dussen’s fine 134. He combined with…

Pakistan defeated Ireland by 13 runs after their rain-interrupted Twenty20 international tri-series match in Bready was reduced to 14 overs. After the tourists opened with 92-5, the hosts fell just short of chasing down their target as they finished on 83-6, with Gaby Lewis hitting 47. Muneeba Ali registered 29…